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2009 Milwaukee Panthers 1 2 3 4 Morgan Potter Samantha Trawitzke Mary Beth O’Brien Lauren Hintze DS • So. • 5-3 S • So. • 5-9 OH • Fr. • 6-1 DS • Jr. • 5-8 Stoughton, Wis. Burlington, Wis. Appleton, Wis. Menomonee Falls, Wis. 5 6 7 8 Maddie Sueppel Kellye Zaporski Kerri Schuh Jena Berg MB • Jr. • 6-1 S • Sr. • 5-9 OH/RS • So. • 6-0 OH/S • Jr. • 5-10 Grafton, Wis. Jackson, Wis. Appleton, Wis. Bristol, Wis. 9 10 11 12 Lauren Felsing Natalie Chery Melissa Jansen Natalie Schmitting Libero • Sr. • 5-9 OH • Jr. • 5-8 MB • So. • 6-0 MB • Jr. • 6-2 Hartland, Wis. Wheeling, Ill. West Bend, Wis. Neenah, Wis. 13 14 Anna Bartz Mackenzie Millis Susie Johnson DS • Fr. • 5-7 MB • So. • 6-2 Head Coach Burlington, Wis. Black River Falls, Wis. " ird Season Seven NCAA Tournaments 10 League Championships Volleyball 2009 Milwaukee Volleyball Quick Facts Table Of Contents • General Information • Introduction pp. 1-2 School: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Quick facts and roster information for the 2009 Pan- City/Zip: Milwaukee, WI 53201 thers Founded: 1885 Enrollment: 29,265 • Coaching Staff pp. 3-6 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black and Gold Meet head coach Susie Johnson and her coaching staff Arena: Klotsche Center (2,500) Affiliation/Conference: NCAA Division I/Horizon League • 2009 Season pp. 7-10 Chancellor: Dr. Carlos Santiago Read an in-depth look at the prospects for the 2009 Athletic Director: George Koonce Panthers in this season’s preview story Senior Woman Administrator: Kathy Litzau Ticket Manager: Brian Morgan Athletics Phone: 414-229-5158 • The Panthers pp. 11-26 Ticket Phone: 414-229-5886 Meet the 2009 Panthers, from two accomplished seniors through the two newcomers • Volleyball History First Year of Volleyball: 1973 • 2009 Opponents pp. 27-42 Overall all-time record: 928-485-9 First Year In Division I: 1990 Get the facts on all of UWM’s opponents this season, Division I Record: 374-244 including series and player information for league op- NCAA Appearances/Last Appearance: 6/2006 ponents plus the full 2009 Horizon League composite Last NCAA opponent/Result: @ Illinois/L, 3-0 schedule • Coaching Staff • 2008 In Review pp. 43-58 Head Coach: Susie Johnson Alma Mater/Year: Idaho State, ‘93 Look back to the thrilling 2008 season with stats, game Record At School (Season): 49-12 (third season) recaps, box scores and a summary of the Horizon Career Record (Season): 69-59 (fourth season) League Office Phone: 414-229-4483 Assistant Coach: Lindsey Vanden Berg • History and Records pp. 59-88 Office Phone: 414-229-0535 The volleyball history at the University of Wisconsin- Assistant Coach: Evan Berg Milwaukee, including all-time letterwinners, postseason Office Phone: 414-229-3839 Volleyball Trainer: Renee Manofsky appearances and more, along with year-by-year results and records • Media Relations SID/Volleyball Contact: Kevin O’Connor • This Is UWM pp. 89-104 Office Phone: 414-229-5674 Everything about the University of Wisconsin-Milwau- Cell Phone: 414-750-2091 kee and its athletics department, including administra- E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant SID: Kevin Conway tors, facilities, league affiliation and more Assistant SID: Chris Zills Media Guide Credits SID Fax: 414-229-5749 Press Row Phone: 414-229-5812 The 2009 Milwaukee Volleyball Media Guide was writ- Internet: uwmpanthers.com ten and designed by Kevin O’Connor. Cover designs by Kevin Conway. Records and research completed by Maureen • 2008 Team Information Falkner, Kevin Conway and Noelle Charpentier. Editorial Overall Record: 23-9 assistance provided by Chris Zills, Kevin Conway and Beth 10-2/7-6/6-1 Home/Road/Neutral: O’Connor. League Record: 13-3/1st NCAA Tournament: First Round - Lost @ Illinois Starters Returning/Lost: 5+libero/1 Photography credits to UWM Photo Services, CSU Photo Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/1 Services, UCLA Photo Services and Trevor Thompson. Print- Newcomers/Redshirts: 2 ing by Commercial Communications Incorporated. 2009 Media Guide Introduction • 1 Seven NCAA Tournaments Volleyball 10 League Championships 2009 Milwaukee Volleyball Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 1 Morgan Potter DS 5-3 So. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton) 2 Samantha Trawitzke S 5-9 So. Burlington, Wis. (Burlington) 3 Mary Beth O’Brien OH 6-1 So. Appleton, Wis. (Appleton Xavier) 4 Lauren Hintze DS 5-8 Jr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls) 5 Maddie Sueppel MB 6-1 Jr. Grafton, Wis. (Cedarburg) 6 Kellye Zaporski S 5-9 Sr. Jackson, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran) 7 Kerri Schuh OH/RS 6-0 So. Appleton, Wis. (Kaukauna) 8 Jena Berg OH/S 5-10 Jr. Bristol, Wis. (Westosha Central/Tennessee) 9 Lauren Felsing L 5-9 Sr. Hartland, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran) 10 Natalie Chery OH 5-8 Jr. Wheeling, Ill. (Wheeling) 11 Melissa Jansen MB 6-0 So. West Bend, Wis. (West Bend West) 12 Natalie Schmitting MB 6-2 Jr. Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) 13 Anna Bartz DS 5-7 Fr. Burlington, Wis. (Burlington) 14 Mackenzie Millis MB 6-2 So. Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls) 2009 Milwaukee Volleyball Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 13 Anna Bartz DS 5-7 Fr. Burlington, Wis. (Burlington) 8 Jena Berg OH/S 5-10 Jr. Bristol, Wis. (Westosha Central/Tennessee) 10 Natalie Chery OH 5-8 Jr. Wheeling, Ill. (Wheeling) 9 Lauren Felsing L 5-9 Sr. Hartland, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran) 4 Lauren Hintze DS 5-8 Jr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls) 11 Melissa Jansen MB 6-0 So. West Bend, Wis. (West Bend West) 14 Mackenzie Millis MB 6-2 So. Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls) 3 Mary Beth O’Brien OH 6-1 So. Appleton, Wis. (Appleton Xavier) 1 Morgan Potter DS 5-3 So. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton) 12 Natalie Schmitting MB 6-2 Jr. Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) 7 Kerri Schuh OH/RS 6-0 So. Appleton, Wis. (Kaukauna) 5 Maddie Sueppel MB 6-1 Jr. Grafton, Wis. (Cedarburg) 2 Samantha Trawitzke S 5-9 So. Burlington, Wis. (Burlington) 6 Kellye Zaporski S 5-9 Sr. Jackson, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran) Coaching Staff Roster By State Roster By Class Head Coach Wisconsin (13) Seniors (2) Susie Johnson Anna Bartz; Jena Berg; Lauren Felsing; Kellye Zaporski 3rd season Lauren Felsing; Lauren Hintze; Idaho State, 1993 Melissa Jansen; Mackenzie Millis; Juniors (5) Mary Beth O’Brien; Morgan Potter; Jena Berg; Natalie Chery; Assistant Coach Natalie Schmitting; Kerri Schuh; Maddie Sueppel; Lauren Hintze; Lindsey Vanden Berg Maddie Sueppel; Samantha Trawitzke; Natalie Schmitting 5th season Kellye Zaporski UWM, 2004 Sophomores (6) Melissa Jansen; Mackenzie Millis; Illinois (1) Mary Beth O’Brien; Morgan Potter; Assistant Coach Natalie Chery Kerri Schuh; Samantha Trawitzke Evan Berg 3rd season Freshmen (1) Ball State, 2006 Anna Bartz 2 • 2009 Roster 2009 Media Guide Milwaukee Volleyball 2009 Coaching Staff Seven NCAA Tournaments Volleyball 10 League Championships Head Coach Third Season 49-12 at UWM Susie JOHNSON Idaho State ‘93 It hasn’t taken long for Susie Johnson to settle into her role as the head coach for the UWM volleyball program. After 10 years as an assistant and associate head coach in Milwaukee, Johnson was named head coach in May of 2007, with former head coach Kathy Litzau taking the post of associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at UWM. All Johnson has done since is lead UWM Success With Susie to 49 wins and back-to-back regular season league titles, giving the program an incred- ible string of six-straight league crowns. 49 Wins in first two seasons In 2008, Johnson directed a squad that in- cluded 12 freshmen and sophomores to the 146-18 top of the league standings. UWM also beat League record in 12 seasons at UWM then-#18 Iowa State during non-league play and reached 20 wins for the 11th time in the last 12 years. On top of that, UWM 7 claimed the Horizon League Tournament Panther NCAA Tournament berths title and automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Johnson also earned league coach of the year recognition for the sec- 11 ond-straight time. 20-win seasons cisions, figure out lineups and figure out injuries. I really feel comfortable. There is “Each week that went on, I knew the team always that new season and you never really could do it,” Johnson said. “The fact that we 10 know what to expect. You can assume some Regular season league titles could continue to put it together, especially things, but you don’t really know how those having that bump in the road with the week will turn out. But as far as the day-to-day of where we lost three matches in a row, really 2 being a head coach, I definitely feel more showed something. Coming out of that was League Coach of the Year Honors comfortable.” really impressive and showed they were mature beyond their years. I am hoping it put together winning streaks of 14 and 12 Johnson has also developed great conti- transfers into this year and I think it will. matches during her first year. nuity among her staff, with both Lindsey You can’t simulate in practice, or any other Vanden Berg and Evan Berg back in their time, that conference tournament feeling All of that success has helped Johnson roles for a third-straight season. or that Iowa State match feeling. But that quickly settle in to her spot in charge of match gave the team a good bit of confi- the program. “The thing about Evan and Lindsey is they dence they could do it.” offer a balance for me, because I have a “I feel more comfortable and more settled certain personality and they have different During her first season as head coach, and it is nice having the same staff,” Johnson ones,” Johnson said.